Password in Configuration File Affecting github.com/rancher/rke/k8s package, versions <1.4.19 >=1.5.0-rc1 <1.5.10


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

CVSS assessment made by Snyk's Security Team

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.04% (11th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-GOLANG-GITHUBCOMRANCHERRKEK8S-7268437
  • published 19 Jun 2024
  • disclosed 17 Jun 2024
  • credit Unknown

How to fix?

Upgrade github.com/rancher/rke/k8s to version 1.4.19, 1.5.10 or higher.

Overview

github.com/rancher/rke/k8s is a Rancher Kubernetes distribution that runs entirely within containers

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Password in Configuration File in the form of many configuration details being stored in the full-cluster-state ConfigMap. A low-privileged user can access the directives controlled by the State type with secret values, and use them in further compromising the cluster.

CVSS Scores

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version 3.1
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Snyk

Recommended
8.5 high
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Attack Requirements (AT)
    None
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    Low
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Confidentiality (VC)
    High
  • Integrity (VI)
    None
  • Availability (VA)
    None
  • Confidentiality (SC)
    High
  • Integrity (SI)
    High
  • Availability (SA)
    High